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Oh, yet a nobler task awaits thy hand, (For what can war but endless war still breed?) Till truth and right from violence be freed, And Public Faith cleared from the shameful brand Of public fraud.
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In this quote, Sumner advocates for the pursuit of truth and justice, free from the violence of war.
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